php compare dates and time code example

Example 1: php DateTime comparation

<?php
$date1 = new DateTime("now");
$date2 = new DateTime("tomorrow");

var_dump($date1 == $date2);
var_dump($date1 < $date2);
var_dump($date1 > $date2);
?>

Example 2: php DateTime comparation

dev:~# php
<?php
date_default_timezone_set('Europe/London');

$d1 = new DateTime('2008-08-03 14:52:10');
$d2 = new DateTime('2008-01-03 11:11:10');
var_dump($d1 == $d2);
var_dump($d1 > $d2);
var_dump($d1 < $d2);
?>
bool(false)
bool(true)
bool(false)
dev:~# php -v
PHP 5.2.6-1+lenny3 with Suhosin-Patch 0.9.6.2 (cli) (built: Apr 26 2009 20:09:03)
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Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2008 Zend Technologies
dev:~#